This is a great guide for how to use a root cellar. The authors have years of experience and share the best practices of what and how to store different foods. https://www.amazon.com/Root-Cellaring-Natural-Storage-Vegetables-ebook/dp/B004T…
The good thing about this book is that it covers a very wide range of means of preservation including drying, fermenting, pickling, canning, freezing, salting, smoking… and covers everything from meats to milk to vegetables. A good overall guide. https://www.amazon.com/Preserving-Everything-Dehydrate-Vegetables-Countryman/dp…
This book explores the philosophical, moral and ideological issues contained within the book and movie series, Planet of the Apes. It explores human impacts on the world, issues around genetic engineering and other scientific endeavors, and the rise and role of humanity. Tracker student, Gene Halton, penned the chapter, Planet of the Degenerate Monkeys, which you can…
This is an intensely cool book. It really does provide everything you need to know to give quilling a try. From methods of getting quills- even how to wrangle a porccupine- to traditional dyes. With a little practice, the diagrams are effective on how to do the actual quilling, although I have not tried the…
uthors Dave Canterbury and Jason Hunt have extensive experience in the wilderness and have created a manual to help with the types of injuries or illnesses that can occur while living outdoors. The book includes very practical information, how to modify things you have into useful items as well as what to pack with you…
Indigenous Sustainable Wisdom: First Nation Know-How for Global Flourishing’s contributors describe ways of being that reflect a worldview that has guided humanity for 99% of human history; they describe the practical traditional wisdom stemming from Nature-based relational cultures that were or are guided by this worldview. Such cultures did not cause the kinds of anti-Nature and…
The book starts with general information about seed selection, soil temperatures, use of compost and mulch and other helpful information on growing were the growing seasons are shorter. He includes chart for plant spacing, which plants to partner and when to plant and harvest. The last half of the book speak to individual vegetables so…
Carol Deppe builds on her “wake-up call” during Y2K and climate change to look at how to garden staples reliably. She pulls together a lot of things that could make or break a garden in the future: soil quality, water, fertility, labor, etc…and also has a great approach to nutrition, seed-saving, and food storage. https://smile.amazon.com/Resilient-Gardener-Production-Self-Reliance-Uncertain/…
The full title includes the phrase, “an introduction to natural farming.” This man revolutionized farming when he started to question the modern farming methods. He created a whole, natural and no-till form of farming. He started with rice, but went on to try other crops and orchards. This is excellent information for non-traditional farming. https://www.amazon.com/One-Straw-Revolution-Introduction-Natural-Classics/dp/15…
This is an excellent book, especially because of how it is transferable to forest gardens as opposed to traditional gardens. Her methods are no-till and focus on the use of mulch. I found her methods made a significant difference in forest gardening, especially because it requires much less water. https://www.amazon.com/Gardening-Without-Work-Aging-Indolent-ebook/dp/B01D06KKD…